As they caught up with Semic, who was driving a white BMW, he ‘undertook’ a lorry and continued to drive at speeds above 100 mph, despite officers turning on their blue lights.

Semic finally pulled off the motorway at junction 10 and exited onto the A454 Black Country Route, where he stopped.

Wolverhampton Crown Court was shown footage of the chase last month, recorded on a dash-cam from inside the police car.

Gareth Walters, prosecuting, told the court that Semic later told officers that he had not spotted them behind him.

He admitted to having had “a couple of pints of lager in Birmingham city centre” and said he was driving quickly to get home.

The judge delayed sentence so the student could sit his exams (Image: Birmingham Mail)

He was breathalysed and found to be just over the drink-drive limit with a reading of 40mg of breath in 100ml. He also admitted that he was uninsured to drive the BMW that he had bought off his mother a week earlier.

John Evans, defending, said Semic admitted his driving was dangerous, but argued that it was only for a relatively short period.

He added: “He unfortunately succumbed to the temptation of driving without thinking of the consequences.

“Fortunately it did not lead to much more serious circumstances, but this has been a very salutary lesson for this young man.”